A jury found Burfoot guilty in December on six of eight federal charges, including conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud, honest services wire fraud, conspiracy to obtain property under color of official right and two perjury charges.

Prosecutors had accused Burfoot of getting more than $450,000 in kickbacks and bribes when he served as a city councilman.

December’s verdict came after jurors heard weeks of testimony from high-profile Hampton Roads businessmen, local developers and Norfolk City Council members.

Sacks argued in the aftermath of the trial that jurors did not follow the judge’s instructions for deliberations. He motioned Wednesday that the jury’s verdicts on three of the six counts be vacated.

In the motions, Sacks argues that there was not enough evidence to establish that there was a conspiracy to commit wire fraud or that Burfoot transmitted or caused to be transmitted a wire communication.

Sacks is requesting a new trial due to the jury’s “failure to deliberate fully” as well as the testimony of Norfolk developer Ronnie Boone, Sr. The motions argue that the government elicited “inadmissible opinion and hearsay testimony” from Boone.